The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) says President Muhammadu Buhari stayed away from Saturday’s 2019 presidential debate for fear of humiliation.

Imo Ugochinyere, CUPP spokesman, in a statement, wondered what or who the president was afraid of.

He noted that CUPP consensus candidate and “the candidate of Nigerians for the election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, flew over 16 hours all the way from the United States of America and got to the venue of the debate just to keep his word to Nigerians that he was ready to debate with President Buhari only for the President to run away.